Unprecedented scope of genetic analyses
deliver information about adult-onset conditions to program
participants, and inform advances in precision medicine and
research
BURLINGAME, Calif., May 1, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. National Institute of Health's (NIH)
All of Us Program today announced delivery of health-related
genetic results to 100,000 program participants, and a submission
of the clinical interpretation of tens of thousands of genomic
variants observed during this process to NIH's ClinVar database, a
freely accessible, public archive of the impact of human genetic
variation on disease.
Color Health is a key infrastructure partner enabling the
genomic return of results (gRoR) program, a crucial component
of the All of Us Research Program's strategy to
attract, engage, and retain participants. Establishing a
reciprocal, transparent, and ethical relationship with participants
is a foundational principle of the program.
Color Health enables the program by providing:
- Expert clinical interpretation of tens of thousands of genetic
variants in genes known to impact cancer, heart disease and other
health conditions.
- A fully supported participant experience, including clear
reporting (available in English and Spanish) and a secure online
participant platform where participants can opt-in to the process,
and can access their results.
- Genetic counseling with certified genetic counselors to ensure
that participants are well supported in understanding the impact of
their results.
- Clinical confirmation testing for those with positive
hereditary disease results, as part of a commitment to
transition-to-care.
- Coordinating support for working in concert with the larger
clinical genetics community, including this collaboration with
ClinVar.
"Through our partnership with the NIH's All of Us
program, Color recognizes the substantial opportunity and
obligation to establish strong precedents for how population
screening can be done responsibly and effectively in the United States," said Scott Topper, Chief Clinical Operations Officer
of Color Health, and a Principal Investigator for the All of
Us Genetic Counseling Resource and the Broad/Color/LMM Genome
Center. "By providing accurate genetic analyses and expert,
personalized support, we can ensure participants are empowered to
engage with their health information safely. The collaboration
between All of Us and ClinVar improves the practice of
precision medicine through the principles of openness and
transparency."
All of Us's genetics return of results protocol is
operated through a coalition of clinical genetic experts at the
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, the Laboratory of Molecular Medicine at
Harvard, Color Health, Baylor College of Medicine, and the University of Washington, and is operated under an
IRB and FDA approved protocol.
About Color Health
Color Health offers a Comprehensive
Cancer Program, developed in partnership with the American Cancer
Society. Color is a complete platform for healthcare delivery,
providing the technology, infrastructure, and logistics required to
distribute large-scale health initiatives to diverse populations.
Color works with employers, unions, government agencies, schools,
and communities to provide equitable, accessible healthcare
services. Color supports access for traditional and distributed
workforces, as well as underserved communities, by removing
barriers to care. Our model enables screening, counseling, and
life-saving treatments to be utilized by more people, wherever they
are. Connect with Color on X, LinkedIn,
Facebook and www.color.com.
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